Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Malta
Malta: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 84.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Malta, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Malta recorded 84.6% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Malta peaked at 96.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.0% | — |
| 1961 | 94.7% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 93.0% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 94.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 92.0% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 94.2% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 92.5% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 92.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 91.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -1.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 84.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 84.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.0%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.0% | 92.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.6% | 92.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.8% | 92.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.4% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 82.3% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Malta?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Malta was 84.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.